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Anopheles gambiae males produce and transfer the vitellogenic steroid hormone 20-hydroxyecdysone to females during mating

In female insects, the steroid hormone 20-hydroxyecdysone (20E) plays a major role in activating vitellogenesis, a process required for egg development. By contrast with vertebrates, production of large amounts of hormonal steroids has not been reported in adult male insects. In the present study, w...

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Autori principali: Pondeville, Emilie, Maria, Annick, Jacques, Jean-Claude, Bourgouin, Catherine, Dauphin-Villemant, Chantal
Natura: Artigo
Lingua:Inglês
Pubblicazione: National Academy of Sciences 2008
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Accesso online:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2604965/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19060216
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0809264105
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